Mine Mountain
Mine Mountain rises to 1,028 m in North Carolina. Kuwohi stands 2,025 m to the north, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Buzzardroost Mountain, a peak 0.3 miles away. Nantahala Byway passes 3.8 miles off.
The story
mountain in Swain County, North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31633190, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1028 m
How to reach it
- 3.8 mi off the Nantahala Byway
- 6.8 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
- 7.7 mi off the Indian Lakes Scenic Byway
- 9.3 mi off the Newfound Gap Road Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Charles A Webb Overlook · 9 mi
- Deep Creek Valley Overlook #2 · 9 mi
- Deep Creek Valley Overlook #1 · 10 mi
- Deep Creek Valley Overlook · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Buzzardroost Mountain: 0.3 mi
- Kelly Bennet Peak: 1.3 mi
- Sharp Top: 1.9 mi
- Coburn Knob: 2.6 mi
- Hurricane Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Juney Whank Falls: 3.1 mi
- Tom Branch Falls: 3.4 mi
- Indian Creek Falls: 3.6 mi
- Bear Creek Falls: 4.7 mi
- Upper Bear Creek Falls: 4.9 mi
- Flat Branch boat launch: 4.1 mi
- Harrah's Cherokee Convention Center: 10.5 mi
- Mandara Spa Harrah's Cherokee Casino Resort: 10.8 mi
- Arch Rock: 12.0 mi
- The Fugitive Train Wreck: 14.6 mi
- David Monteith Park: 2.9 mi
- Swain County Recreation Park: 3.7 mi
- MacNeill Park: 3.7 mi
- Riverfront Park: 3.8 mi
- Bryson City Island Park: 3.9 mi
- Great Smoky Mountains Railroad Museum: 3.8 mi
- Swain County Visitor Center and Heritage Museum: 3.9 mi
- Fly Fishing Museum of the Southern Appalachians: 4.0 mi
- Oconaluftee Indian Village: 9.5 mi
- Museum of the Cherokee Indian: 9.8 mi
- Swain County War Dead Memorial: 3.9 mi
- Nimrod Jarett Smith: 9.8 mi
- Fort Harry: 11.6 mi
- Sugarlands Stone Cabin: 12.9 mi
- Dills Cove Falls: 16.0 mi
- Alum Cave: 11.8 mi
- The Jump-up: 12.4 mi
- The Jumpoff: 12.6 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 12.8 mi
- Ramsey Cliff: 14.4 mi
- Deep Creek Picnic Pavilion: 3.0 mi
- Deep Creek Picnic Area: 3.0 mi
- Chimneys Picnic Area: 11.4 mi
- Tremont Picnic Area: 16.2 mi
- Metcalf Bottoms Picnic Area: 17.0 mi
- Selu Statue: 10.5 mi
- Confederate Soldiers Monument: 16.3 mi
- Moai Statue: 16.5 mi
- Sylva Mural: 16.5 mi
- Bear: 17.0 mi
- Bamboo Forest: 9.7 mi
- Annie Dee Leatherman Smith Memorial Garden: 15.4 mi
- Sylva Community Garden: 16.3 mi
- Vista Gardens: 16.5 mi
- Cullowhee Community Garden: 20.4 mi
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park: 11.3 mi
- Nantahala National Forest: 18.2 mi
- Greenbrier: 18.3 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Eastbound Rest Area: 23.9 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Westbound Rest Area: 24.6 mi
- Emerts Cove Covered Bridge: 19.6 mi
- Wine Spring: 21.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.4 miles of Mine Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kuwohi | N 356° | 2,024.79 m | 6.3 mi |
| Mt. Buckley | N 352° | 2,004.12 m | 6.3 mi |
| Mount Love | N 359° | 1,955.79 m | 6.6 mi |
| Mount Collins | N 7° | 1,888.71 m | 8.0 mi |
| Andrews Bald | N 357° | 1,801.11 m | 4.7 mi |
| Silers Bald | NNW 327° | 1,706.06 m | 7.8 mi |
| Jenkins Knob | NNW 335° | 1,697.78 m | 7.2 mi |
| High Rocks | WNW 285° | 1,577.95 m | 7.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:12 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 20:15 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:59 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 16:46 | 17:26 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 40 | 47 | 55 | 63 | 70 | 73 | 73 | 67 | 57 | 47 | 40 |
| Precip in | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 6.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bryson City 4, 2 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Oct.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357808287
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